Tarancón weather in December

In December, Tarancón sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tarancón's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarancón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:33 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Tarancón is capital of Tarancón Municipality, Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tarancón reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2113
3113
4113
5113
6113
7113
8113
9113
10113
11113
12113
13112
14102
15102
16102
17102
18102
19102
20102
21102
22102
23102
24102
25102
26102
27102
28102
29102
30102
31102

How December really feels in Tarancón

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
26
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tarancón weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 458.10.99.52.4
Feb12° / 407.2110.43.4
Mar16° / 488.10.411.75.1
Apr18° / 579.10.1136.0
May23° / 11°498.2014.27.1
Jun29° / 15°244.5014.86.7
Jul33° / 19°91.6014.54.7
Aug32° / 18°122.7013.64.9
Sep27° / 14°274.5012.37.5
Oct20° / 10°628.5010.96.7
Nov14° / 608.40.19.84.2
Dec11° / 558.30.89.22.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54654
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114654
124654
134654
144654
154654
164654
174852
184951
194951
204951
214951
225050
235050
245050
255050
265149
275149
285149
295149
305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Tarancón gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2282
3282
4282
5272
6272
7272
8272
9272
10262
11262
12262
13262
14252
15252
16252
17252
18252
19252
20252
21262
22262
23262
24262
25262
26262
27272
28272
29272
30282
31283

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:21 AM to 8:39 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:215:43
29.38:225:43
39.38:235:42
49.38:245:42
59.38:245:42
69.38:255:42
79.38:265:42
89.38:275:42
99.28:285:42
109.28:295:42
119.28:295:42
129.28:305:42
139.28:315:43
149.28:325:43
159.28:325:43
169.28:335:43
179.28:345:44
189.28:345:44
199.28:355:44
209.28:355:45
219.28:365:45
229.28:365:46
239.28:375:46
249.28:375:47
259.28:385:47
269.28:385:48
279.28:385:48
289.28:395:49
299.28:395:50
309.28:395:50
319.28:395:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tarancón?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tarancón.

What to pack for Tarancón in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Tarancón sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tarancón in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tarancón peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tarancón?

Tarancón sits at 40.0°N, 3.0°W, 817 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Arganda, 49 km away.

Topography around Tarancón

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tarancón.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarancón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 786 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m.

The land around Tarancón is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
428 m
80 km
921 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Arganda 49 km · Aranjuez 51 km · San Martín de la Vega 53 km · Ciempozuelos 55 km · Rivas-Vaciamadrid 55 km · Mejorada del Campo 59 km · Seseña 60 km · Alcalá de Henares 61 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tarancón (40.0085°, -3.0073°, elevation 817 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).